Yogendra Kumar Karna, Yousif Ali Hussin

Broschiertes Buch

Carbon Stock Estimation

Use of WorldView Satellite Image and Airborne Lidar Data for Above Ground Carbon Mapping of Tropical Forests of Nepal

Beschreibung

Over the last two decades, global warming and climate change issues are hot topics of discussions among the people of developing as well as developed countries. Since tropical forests are valuable assets for carbon sink and sources both, demand for developing robust methods of carbon stock estimation is increasing day by day. In this context, this book provides the knowledge for estimation and mapping of above ground forest carbon using active and passive Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System (GIS).

Autor

Mr. Yogendra Kumar Karna has a plenty of experiences in working with local community for sustainable forest management. He has been working as a Forest Officer in Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation, Government of Nepal for about a decade. Currently, he works as a RS/GIS expert in REDD-Forestry and Climate Change Cell in the Ministry.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm
• ISBN-13: 9783659212321
• ISBN-10: 3659212326
• Artikelnr.: 36645892